13. Mixing Front Of House: Mixing At Zero

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Jon shares some great advice about keeping your faders at zero when mixing live. Around the zero mark is the area where you have most control on the fader, and keeping them all at the same level (adjusting the gain to be able to do this) also means you know where the faders ought to be in the event of something being knocked accidentally. He also describes micing on VCAs and subgroups.

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17. Mixing Front Of House: Walking The Room

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Walking the room to check the dispersion and the balance.

19. Mixing Front Of House: Burton’s-Eye-View

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See the mixer from Jon’s view as he rustles up a mix of the Gomez track, “Options”, demonstrating the speed with which live engineers have to work.

01. Mixing Front Of House: Arriving At The Venue

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Jon and Justin, as visiting engineers at The Plug in Sheffield, explore their territory and assess the tools at their disposal.

02. Mixing Front Of House: Deciding On A Mix Position

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Jon and Justin set up the front of house console in The Plug. There are many things that need to be considered when choosing a mix position.

03. Mixing Front Of House: Testing The System

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Jon & Justin investigate the house system in the Plug, Sheffield

04. Mixing Front Of House: Introducing the Desk

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Jon gives us a comprehensive tour of the Soundcraft series 5.

05. Mixing Front Of House: The Master Section

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Jon gives a comprehensive tour of the Soundcraft Series 5’s master section.

06. Mixing Front Of House: The Rack

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Jon gives us a unit by unit breakdown of the various pieces of outboard in the effects rack.

07. Mixing Front Of House: Getting Connected

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Jon talks about patching and connecting the console.

08. Mixing Front Of House: The Kick Drum

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Jo gets to work on the kick drum.

09. Mixing Front Of House: The Snare Drum

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Working on the snare drum.

10. Mixing Front Of House: Overheads And Complete Kit

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Working on the overheads and balancing the kit.

11. Mixing Front Of House: The Bass

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Working on the bass guitar.

12. Mixing Front Of House: Acoustic Guitar

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Working on the acoustic guitar

14. Mixing Front Of House: Electric Guitar And Keys

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Working on the electric guitar and the keys.

15. Mixing Front Of House: Vocals

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Working on the vocals and introducing effects.

16. Mixing Front Of House: Getting the Mix Together

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Getting a basic mix together.

18. Mixing Front Of House: Final Thoughts

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Final touches and conclusion.

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